The word 'venerie' is viewed most often in a literary work by Chaucer...Canterbury Tales. The play on this word lies in the reader's understanding of its double meanings. Venerie is a french derivative of some earlier words, most notably the root word Venus, which is in reference to the goddess of love. The middle ages saw this word being used to depict the act of hunting, or an enjoyment of the chase. The other definition being the satisfaction of sexual desire. Venison, therefore, is derived from the hunting definition, while venereal comes from the other definition.
